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List of UFC events[edit]

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I've listed this article for peer review because… I would like recommendations on what needs adding/changing to get this list to a featured list. I know it's currently nowhere near FL status, but I'm looking for recommendations, considering my lack of knowledge/experience in FL matters.

Thanks, Paralympiakos (talk) 17:22, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ruhrfisch comments: Thanks for your work on this list, here are some suggestions for improvement with FLC in mind.

First off the previous peer review still has some useful suggestions - the lead needs to be expanded and the article needs some images. I would look at WP:LEAD and add material to the lead or as an introduction to the list that provides context to the reader. How are the events decided / named / scheduled? Why are some numbered (UFC 55) and others named but not numbered? Why is there a UFC 37.5? It also might help to specify what goes on in a typical event - is it just one match or are there several? Some of the more recent titles make it sound like there is just one match.
Since 158 events have taken place, it seems very likely that there will be free images of at least some events and of some of the fighters. There should at least be a lead image, and many tables like this will have a series of images along the right edge.
The disambiguation finder tool on this page finds four dab links that need to be fixed
The external link checker finds one dead external link and two suspicous links
Since it is a sortable table, I am not sure the separate lists of event locations are needed - it seems as if you can just sort the table and see that.
Biggest problem I see with this list making FLC after the lead is expanded is an apparent lack of references. Per WP:CITE references come AFTER punctuation, and are usually at the end of a sentence or phrase. My rule of thumb is that every quote, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and every paragraph needs a ref. If a general ref applies, you can put it in the column header.
The refs given do not all provide the needed information. Nine of the eleven inline citations (under Fottonotes) are just a URL. Internet refs need URL, title, author if known, publisher and date accessed. {{cite web}} and other cite templates may be helpful. See WP:CITE and WP:V
I note the nav box at the bottom lists events as major or minor. This should be discussed in the lead or intro, and should probably be indicated in some way in the table.
I would also make sure that the references used meet WP:RS - not sure what makes mmafrenzy.com a reliable site, or several of the others used. I am not into this sport, so have no idea what the standard references are, but I would imagine some print (book, magazine, newspaper) sources must have been written on this since its start in 1993.
A model article is useful for ideas and examples to follow - there are many sport FLs that may be useful models.

Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). I do not watch peer reviews, so if you have questions or comments, please contact me on my talk page. Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 15:45, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]